RE: Remote X

Little, Chris
2004-04-13T17:29:56Z

perhaps even better is http://www.realvnc.com

depending on your distribution, you probably already have the server
installed. at your linux box just type "vncserver" it'll ask you for a
password for the session.

then from your webbrowser, http://your.linux.ip.address:580x where "x" is
the display number.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beolach [mailto:beolach@comcast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 12:00 PM
> To: Juan Facundo Suárez
> Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: Remote X
>
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> I've never done this, so I don't have much info for you. But the one
> thing I can think of, is you might want to make sure you are using
> cygwin/X, not just cygwin. cygwin is just a port of the standard *nix
> console commands (ls, cp, cat, dd, etc.), whereas cygwin/X adds a port
> of the X Window System, including an X Server. For more info see
> <http://x.cygwin.com/>.
>
> Also note there a probably several other M$ Windows X Servers
> out there,
> but I personally have never used any, so I can't recommend
> one over any
> other.
>
> Good luck,
> Conway S. Smith
>
> Juan Facundo Suárez wrote:
> > Hi, i could do it. I am really happy about that.
> >
> > Now, what i need is to connect a window$ machine, as an X
> server, to a
> > session / window manager on a remote linux machine. I have
> heared about
> > cygwin / winx32. I am trying cygwin, but i dont understand
> how to set
> it up,
> > to use it, as an X server. Running the cygwin application, it opens
> > something too much like an "xterm". I can run many linux commands in
> there.
> > I tried to "XFree86" or "startx" commands, but nothing.
> Have i install
> an x
> > server on cygwin to make it work?. Any help?.
> >
> > Besides, i will try xwin32 too. If anyone can tell me
> something to "take
> > care" for using it, or any help, i will be very thaks.
> >
> > See you !
> >
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